Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of covering up lethal strikes carried out on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and placing the lives of U.S. service members at risk. “You know, when the president chooses a Fox News commentator to run the most important, most complicated, most…
The network’s senior medical analyst put an inventive twist on the president’s drowsy appearance during his Cabinet meeting.
Many blasted the House minority leader’s reaction to Trump pardoning a Democrat who was indicted on charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent.
As the U.S. and Israel pressure the International Criminal Court for its work on Gaza, dozens of global governments sent a signal of support for accountability this week.
The president continued his tirade against members of the community as ICE launched an operation in Minnesota.
Senate Democrats, along with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), on Wednesday filed a war powers resolution to prevent the United States from using the U.S. armed forces from engaging in hostilities with Venezuela without congressional approval. The resolution, filed by Paul and Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.),…
President Trump’s pick to lead NASA, billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, refused on Wednesday to say if Elon Musk was in the room when Trump first offered him the job. Isaacman — who was renominated last month after Trump pulled the nomination in May — appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on…
President Trump defended his decision to pardon Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) when asked whether the move would help the Democratic congressman get reelected in next year’s midterms. “It didn’t matter,” Trump told The Hill during an Oval Office event on Wednesday. “He was a respected person. He was treated very badly because he said that…
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Republicans have “a real problem” after the party eked out a narrow victory in a ruby red Tennessee district in Tuesday’s special election. “I’m always concerned, to be honest,” Burchett told CNN’s Manu Raju when asked about the race, which was more competitive than in recent years. “We got a…
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) asked for dollar amounts and Trump contacts. Donors responded by boasting about their philanthropy and love of America.
President Trump said on Wednesday he supports the release of the video showing the second boat strike that killed the remaining survivors in a Sept. 2 Caribbean operation. “I don’t know what they have, but whatever they have, we’d certainly release, no problem,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “Every boat we knock out,…
The transportation secretary called his predecessor “Boot-uh-judge” before Trump insisted it was actually pronounced “Boot-edge-edge.”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) accused former Vice President Kamala Harris of telling “blatant lies” to write her postcampaign memoir “107 Days” and “cover her a–,” according to a profile about the governor published in The Atlantic on Wednesday. Reporter Tim Alberta described Shapiro as “between outrage and exasperation as I relayed the excerpts” about…
Navy Adm. Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley will head to Capitol Hill on Thursday to brief senior lawmakers on the Trump administration’s controversial strikes on boats suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean. Questions have been swirling in recent days about the details of the Sept. 2 attack, which The Washington Post reported last Friday required…
President Trump’s name has been added to the exterior of the U.S. Institute of Peace Building in the nation’s capital. NBC News first reported that “Donald J. Trump” was added to the sign outside of the building. The change comes after the Institute of Peace was among the organizations targeted by the Department of Government…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced the launch of an online portal where the public can report on “potentially unlawful activity by federal agents and officers” in the Golden State. The portal allows people to submit photos and video to the state’s Department of Justice. This information can…
President Trump is facing increasing criticism over his attacks against Somali immigrants, particularly in Minnesota. In recent weeks, the president has blasted the Somali population, stating “hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota.” During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump went after Rep. Ilhan Omar…
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Tuesday sent a letter to the White House requesting the “immediate removal” of Paul Ingrassia, President Trump’s appointee at the General Services Administration (GSA). Senators wrote that they were “deeply disturbed” by Ingrassia being appointed to serve as the GSA’s deputy general counsel, “one…
A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first shot found to prevent cancer.
Costco on Friday joined more than a dozen companies that have sued the Trump administration to request refunds for tariffs currently being challenged at the Supreme Court. In April, President Trump announced sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on foreign trade partners, setting particularly high rates on countries he felt were treating the United States unfairly. “The United…
The Trump administration is planning to block Democratic-led states from accessing billions of dollars in federal funding under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if they continue refusing to comply with the agency’s demand for data about food stamp recipients, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday. “As of next week, we have begun and will…
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President Trump on Wednesday is expected to announce an update to federal fuel standards set under the Biden administration. The new proposal includes weakening mileage restrictions and loosening pollution regulations for gas-powered vehicles, according to The Associated Press. Former President Biden implemented policies — including a rule that requires cars to become 2 percent more…
The university told editors the publications would be suspended due to a federal memo on DEI programs.
The complaint names U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as being responsible for the killing of fisherman Alejandro Carranza Medina.